Initial work on GShell/Geronimo Kernel

Jean-Baptiste Onofré and other developers began working on a lightweight OSGi-based kernel and shell (GShell) as part of the Apache Geronimo project, using Apache Felix.

Significance

This marked the foundational conceptualization and initial codebase that would eventually evolve into Apache Karaf, demonstrating the feasibility of a modular, OSGi-centric runtime.